Cultural tourism and leisure in León

In Ponferrada we have the opportunity to travel to the Middle Ages by visiting the castle that was under the dominion of the Knights of the Order of the Temple (Knights Templar). In Ponferrada we traveled to the Middle Ages by visiting his Templar Castle with the family Vídeo de Julián Roman The Templar Castle […]

The Basilica of de la Encina is a Renaissance-Style catholic temple located in the town of Ponferrada. The Basilica is named after the Virgen de la Encina, because the image of the Virgin that keeps inside, was hidden in a holm oak during the Muslim domination in the comarca of Bierzo. Its trail was lost […]

Plan your break the Forest El Faedo in Ciñera de Gordón: Description, routes, map, eltiempo, activities, cultural events nearby, recommendations The weather in Ciñera de Gordón The Forest El Faedo is a small beech woods located in the central mountains of León, forming part of the Biosphere Reserve High Bernesga. In 2007 it was awarded the […]

The Sierra-Pambley Foundation is located on a bourgeois nineteenth century house built in 1848 by Segundo Sierra Pambley and in it, we can see how was a home of the nineteenth century. In the year 2006 it opened as the Museum of the Foundation Sierra-Pambley The Sierra–Pambley Foundation was created in 1887 following the principles […]

León Museum was opened in 1869 in the Monastery of San Marcos, being the headquarters until 2007, when its headquarters moved to the building Palladares maintaining the Monastery of San Marcos near the Villa Roman Navatejera in the town of Villaquilambre annexed museum. León Museum, the oldest museum in the province shows us the history […]

The Museum of San Isidoro is in the Collegiate Church of San Isidoro, which was built and expanded during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, one of the most important Romanesque architectural complexes in Spain, which originally was a monastery dedicated to St. Pelayo, who changed his title to transfer the remains of Saint Isidore, Bishop […]

Many are the attractions of León, cuisine, cultural activities, ambience … but above all, León is a must for lovers of history and architecture, it´s fascinating history has left an impressive architectural legacy with important works in different periods and styles. León is a glossary of all the history of Spanish architecture It’s amazing the amount […]

Plan your visit to the Diocesan Cathedral Museum León: description, main characteristics, schedules, ticket prices, cultural events, eltiempo, activities, map. The weather in León . The Diocesan Cathedral Museum of León was opened in 1981 as a result of the union of the Catedralicio with the Diocesan Museum, created the latter by Bishop Almarcha in […]

The MUSAC or Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla y Leon is in a new building designed as a large area for culture. The museum was built between 2002 and 2005 with a modern design and calls attention its facade with over 3000 crystals, inspired by the stained glass window of the Cathedral of León. […]

When Antonio Gaudí was commissioned the Casa Botines, was a challenge to make his mark without be out of tune with the style of the city, full of beautiful historic buildings. For this reason, he needed to find a balance between his modernist style and gothic predominant in the city of Leon. The result of […]